Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Tick Tock on 30 August 2016, 21:06:21
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My daughter's neighbour is having a new fully fitted kitchen, and the appliances are being disposed of....... already daughter is the proud owner of a nearly new fridge freezer, and asked if we were interested in a 6 month old LG washing machine for £70. Seemed too good to pass, especially as ours is 12 years old, but still performing well.
Changed them over yesterday, and it transpires the new (to us) machine is shaking the utility room to pieces when on spin. A domestic appliance engineer friend came around this evening to look at it, and said the shock absorbers are shot, and parts only will cost about £150..... never mind the hassle of fitting them!
So in the spirit of this forum, I just thought I'd share my frustration at buying a pile of shite. We're going to wait until it shakes itself to pieces, and then buy new, just as we should have done in the first place.
Which leaves a bit of bad feeling between me and SWMBO, who's now feeling guilty about wasting £70. I daren't let on to daughter that it's been a bit of a bad decision, as she will also feel bad that things have gone Pete Tong.
Moral of the story - don't believe everything people tell you, and although I'm old enough and wise enough to know it may have been a bit of a gamble, it's certainly turned out to be dangle berries. The old machine is on the driveway in front of my ebay bargain Omega which is now SORN, so you can imagine the property is starting to look a bit like a Did's Yard...... at least the old machine is still a working appliance and can be fitted back in place soon enough.
Anyone want to buy a used washing machine, ha ha? :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Oh, and it turns out the machine is over 3 years old!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
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If you were told it was 6 months old then you should dump it on their doorstep and demand your money back.
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Shock absorbers are less than a tenner each from what I can find on google......and there is a YouTube vid on how to replace them, doesn't look too difficult.
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Caveat Emptor :-X
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https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/383eer3001h-washing-machine-shock-absorber?fee=1&fep=10162&gclid=CMnu1aL76c4CFUsq0wodysYB_g
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That's the beauty about sharing these frustrating experiences..... and opens your eyes as to how little some parts actually cost, as opposed to going through some kind of dealership.
Anyway, we'll put it down to experience :-*
Still no offers for a used washing machine? :y
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Caveat Emptor :-X
I know that.
You know that.
Now her indoors knows that. :y :y
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Will shock absorbers, from old machine fit.
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Shock absorbers are cheap and easy to fit, were the transit screws/bracket fitted when it was moved?
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....., were the transit crews/bracket fitted when it was moved?
Forgetting to remove them before you use a new washing machine will cause it to bounce around your garage/kitchen
....... apparently! :-[ :-[ :-[ ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Worst case scenario - it'll only travel as far as the length of the flex :)
Good news is, after 3 loads today all seems to be well, so perhaps it just needed to bed itself into the new surroundings.
With regard to transit screws / bolts........ who can say they still have them to hand if a move was required? Speaking to a friend today, she says she knows where they are if ever the need arose. Bet not many could say that.
All's well that ends well :y :y
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Speaking to a friend today, she says she knows where they are if ever the need arose. Bet not many could say that.
I couldn't when I moved house! Still, machine seems to be working just fine after it's move..
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I know where ours are for the current machine and the last... In "that" drawer in the kitchen!
Mind you, ours is likely to be moved in the near future so.... ::)